Upgrade for Perth’s ILS begins
The instrument landing system for Perth Airport’s main runway will receive an overhaul starting this week. The work will include the replacement of the localiser antenna arrays at each end of runway 03/21. Airsevices’ indicative dates for the upgrade see RWY 21’s localiser out of action during work hours only from August 22 to September
Cathay names new GM for SW Pacific
Cathay Pacific has named Dominic Perret its new general manager for the southwest Pacific. Mr Perret was formerly the airline’s manager of corporate sales based in Hong Kong. He replaces Dane Cheng, who takes over as general manager for China.
The most extreme interpretation of Qantas’s decision to cancel 35 firm orders for Boeing 787 Dreamliners is that the move represents a step toward the inevitable end of the Flying Kangaroo’s iconic overseas services. Saddled with a high legacy cost base and obvious geographic disadvantages – the thinking here goes – Qantas simply cannot compete
Griffith partners with Cathay Pacific on cadet program
Griffith University has entered into an agreement with Cathay Pacific that will give its aviation students an opportunity to secure a position in Cathay’s Advance Entry Cadet program. The airline sponsored 32-week course will commence when successful students obtain their Commercial Pilots Licence and have met required hours under Hong Kong licensing regulations. “We are
Govt ups accident compensation cap
The federal government has introduced legislation that would increase the payout available to air accident victims – and the mandatory insurance domestic airlines are required to carry. The Aviation Legislation Amendment increases the cap on payments to passengers injured on domestic flights from $500,000 to $750,000. Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the change would
United 787 takes first test flight
United Airlines’s first 787 Dreamliner has taken its maiden production flights as Boeing prepares to deliver the aircraft at the end of September. The 787 took off from Boeing’s Paine Field in Washington state on Sunday and made a three hour flight around the Seattle area as part of planned tests of the aircraft’s controls
